Brand new 180RR for the 4th of July .

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Down payment has been made. This setup will replace the leaky 180 in the other build .


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[alton]

Man Shane have had some bad luck with tanks, glad you are getting a new one

[BBQHILLBILLY]

All good . I'm excited about this 4th of July tank. Its bottom drilled and I can push it back against the wall in the fish room. There is a blessing in anything , you just have to look :)


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[slm222]

Awesome! Look forward to the build


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

Picked up the brand new 180RR from Saltys this morning . Should be a keeper for a long long time.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170702/61f1cde56756fc9d844e568f08f686ad.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170702/d8b0a1d142d6e4e51ff9e85a7449e69d.jpg


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[Zack]

Looks good Shane!!

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Need to drill corner holes on this plywood today . https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170704/62e5dbf62f20c9d11b730adab35ec6c1.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

Done happy July 4thhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170704/906454d5cb3b31d54a4b90cc40f133be.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170704/09e9d0b597a134fcdbdcee83cfb337d9.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

Sump is already running https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170704/4c138ee065d530a861cf58300295868c.jpg


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[leliataylor]

Congratulations on the new tank, it is going to be awesome. Is that the monster sump you picked up some time ago? Now to plumb the tank and get it wet. Best of luck with this system and keep us posted on your progress.

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Thank you. This one is a keeper. I only care about growing coral and collecting some of the finer corals from around the world so the 180 is perfect for that. Im using the same sump from the other build. I'll be moving water from the other tanks and live rock so no cycle and expect to be up running asap and growing zoas.


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

Thank you. This one is a keeper. I only care about growing coral and collecting some of the finer corals from around the world so the 180 is perfect for that. Im using the same sump from the other build. I'll be moving water from the other tanks and live rock so no cycle and expect to be up running asap and growing zoas. I should also mention the tank is big enough to Home fish for life.


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

I'll be getting this return pump Dct15000 https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170706/3cf4a90a2830151dbd327be0f1f3d506.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170706/fb469c5daac05cf63f3ba0ceb1ae5159.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

Here is another good link on the dct15000 and other pumps. The t series has memory backup in case of a power outage . Earlier models did not have this feature.
http://m.fish-street.com/product_print.php?item_id=615


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

I'm thinking of using the 4 holes in the overflow for a drain and attempt to plumb pvc to be used as powerheads . Any thoughts


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

The dct 15000 got sold and I used the money to buy a dct 12000. I'm only running 3/10 of intensity and it's just right on the flow . 100 watts and $99 worth every penny.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170724/86ec674cdd7f9c603f59d748138affe3.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170724/7c666d942a2722d05cc1f4d1283c69a1.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

Here is a couple of pics of the 180RR and tomorrow I'll have enough live rock to even it across 6ft.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170724/9aa20ddac49c62422c44cd42240c08b7.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170724/fe131c16cff60736947fb6e81a9d14ef.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

I should mention currently lights is a 5ft ATI 8bulb T5


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[alton]

I should mention currently lights is a 5ft ATI 8bulb T5


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Darn old school, huh? Glad everything is coming along great!

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Not necessarily this t5 can grow anything but all whites can be turned off and the new E5 blue pop bulb lights the evening with that led pop. Those bulbs last 10 years hopefully


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

Full tank shot done. Maybe :)https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170724/987deaa93526f9c51933f309d17413f0.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

Oops forgot to take the new plastic off the new top trim


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[Zack]

Looks good man!

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Pics Lots of work consolidating into one tank.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170801/940c21563857fe949b140ec5238ee38e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170801/09c0ea4e8d792323a48fccca85ffedc6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170801/5824de6c19bd89e2698c19902053e5e5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170801/a8919b3538a6b612196dd6f101ee6d81.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170801/c2247dd7f195aecd4a2711aec804ddf7.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

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[alton]

That is one way to fill up a 180 very fast, looks great

[Reefnub]

Dang! Love new corals. Looking good

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Wow pic I moved the 12 inch RO diablo from the other tank to the 180RR . Haha I haven't done much maintenance in a couple years . Omg lmao . This should be pic of the year. So would this be considered not live rock but live skimmer?
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[FarmerTy]

Wow! That's awesome! Talk about the best combo of natural filtration and mechanical filtration.

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Strawberry shortcake https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170811/759b1cf23b2582497bcc3a79b09c22ca.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

It really is lots of fun watching your little frags grow into colonies and get bigger and bigger :)


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[slm222]

That looks awesome.


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

Hmm red planet and rr pixie oh yeahttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170812/0f0575fcd70cdb8ee3d6f90390639c39.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170812/025e4ba58ae5b2c28f458a64be0013c2.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

I just replace ati bulbs after 18 months. I think this will work for another 12 months.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170813/af8ee7fcdf0de5ffebecd7f4389ff1ae.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

Tried some red planet pics https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170819/02d71ad3b3e45fa28ad8d8418e69551a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170819/b73a3177df8c8716fd26f41d0a51d96d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170819/33ef54af65582540f77cde3d70506a39.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

Jack o lantern lepto pics https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170820/1e4b60ba0779b4197dba0d2d37e8a6e1.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170820/2b1d3d04321a44c6d0a8ef7f5d0c013c.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

12 in RO diablo skimmer 5500 skimmer pump went out after many many years . Ordered replacement with a dc varios 6s skimmer pump and couldn't be happier. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170825/ae5fbf5fa0d729f4cc31fb4ff302eb83.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170825/571e4fa4300fc3d681a4bf506f96cb0b.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170825/b01495e43e90e68995bd16b7188e1caa.jpg


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[BBQHILLBILLY]

My Bugatti chalice pics growing :). TSA flamethrower and Jason fox crazy fox https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170826/d03766db9730d2b8841a55746258e218.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170826/40febb11c22071fab76534514c859ed6.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170826/c3bce0c8fcb9db1e1ff82d6811398ee0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170826/89df47176c1480ef0c2d45d0bf4daf16.jpg


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